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Hawker 4000 Deliveries Still Stalled

Deliveries of the Hawker 4000 have not yet begun, despite Hawker Beechcraft saying for more than a month that it would “soon” start shipments of the super-
Regulations and Government

Tempelhof Airport Vote Fails; Field Poised To Close

The citizens of Berlin showed little interest on Sunday in keeping historic Tempelhof Airport open.
Regulations and Government

DFW Tracon Managers Misclassified Controller Errors

A DOT Inspector General report published late last week reveals that FAA managers at the Dallas-Fort Worth Tracon “routinely” and “intentionally” misclassi

AINtv: John Rosanvallon, Dassault Falcon Jet president and CEO

AINtv’s David Lombardo talks with Dassault Falcon Jet president and CEO John Rosanvallon about the future of Dassault and the Falcon 7X.
Regulations and Government

Senate Nears Vote on FAA Funding

Prodded by perceived FAA failings and the threat of summer air travel delays, the Senate Transportation and Finance Committees reached agreement late last
Regulations and Government

ATA: bizjets are bigger polluters than the airlines

Air Transport Association (ATA) president and CEO James May used a hearing of the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming last mon

NBAA adds event for small aircraft operators

As the annual NBAA Convention gets ever larger, so too grows the perception that the event tends to focus on and attract operators of larger business aircr
Aircraft

Third D-Jet Joins Flight-Test Fleet

The third flight-test D-Jet completed a one-hour 25-minute maiden flight April 15 from Diamond Aircraft’s London, Ontario facility.

Embraer 2007 Results Show Record Deliveries

Embraer ended calendar year 2007 with a record 169 aircraft deliveries and a record backlog of firm orders worth $18.8 billion.
FBOs

Chevron Looks to Disney for Training

Chevron Global Aviation has taken an unusual approach to customer service; the Houston-based company is sending its Chevron and Texaco-branded FBO employee

Citation Mustang Orders Surpass 500

Cessna announced that the Citation Mustang very light jet has surpassed the 500-order mark.
FBOs

Dassault Workers Join the Picket Line

Several dozen employees at Dassault Falcon Service (DFS), Dassault’s FBO, maintenance provider and air charter operator at Paris Le Bourget airport, demons

CAN Receives $50,000 Donation

Hawker Beechcraft has donated $50,000 to the Corporate Angel Network (CAN), the White Plains, N.Y.-based organization that arranges free flights aboard bus
Aircraft

Criteria set for first G650 buyers

In a March 13 letter to a prospective buyer, Gulfstream outlined details of the purchase process for the new G650 ultra-long-range jet.
Aircraft

Deliveries begin for Pilatus PC-12 NG

The latest version of the Pilatus PC-12, featuring new avionics and a new engine, received FAA and EASA certification on March 28.
Aircraft

Aero Toy Store To Sell Supersonic Jet

Aero Toy Store has been appointed the factory authorized representative of Aerion for the sale of the company’s supersonic business jet.

Embraer Set To Tackle Carbon Emissions

Embraer is launching a voluntary carbon offset program for its Embraer Executive Care (EEC) customers later this year, according to director of environment
Aircraft

AD for Challenger Cold-Weather Ops

The FAA on April 14 issued an Airworthiness Directive for all Bombardier Challengers, as well as the derivative CRJ100 and 440 regional jets, that requires
Maintenance and Modifications

Nextant Gives New Life to Beechjets

Richmond Heights, Ohio-based Nextant Aerospace announced last month its 400NXT Beechjet retrofit and modernization program and Pro Line 21 cockpit upgrade
Accidents

Hydraulics Eyed in Citation X Mishap

Diagnostics of the airplane’s engine indication and crew alert system (EICAS) indicate that a Cessna Citation X (N750WM) that rolled off the side of a JFK
Aircraft

Pre-owned Market Solid for Eclipse 500s

While most business jet manufacturers rarely announce how many airplanes they have built before providing quarterly shipment numbers to the General Aviatio
Aircraft

Eclipse 500 nears full avionics functionality

Eclipse Aviation is expecting to achieve two major certification goals–flight-into-known-icing and EASA certification–for the EA-500 very light jet by July

Cessna Boosts Textron Revenue

Textron, the parent company of Bell Helicopter and Cessna, isn’t feeling the effects of the economic downturn just yet.
Accidents

Mechanic Killed by King Air Door

A mechanic at Taylor Municipal Airport in Texas died April 11 while attempting to board a Beech King Air 200 while the engines were operating at idle power
Engines

P&WC To Consolidate Flight-test Ops

Pratt & Whitney Canada last month announced its plan to invest $90 million in the construction of a new flight-test operations center at Montreal Mirab
Safety

AOPA to Pilots: Be Careful!

Two high-profile violations of the capital’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) have prompted the AOPA Air Safety Foundation (ASF) to send bright orang
Regulations and Government

ICAO Language Deadline Extended to 2009

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has extended until March 5, 2009, the deadline for U.S.
Aircraft

Dassault plays Falcon 7X catch-up

In December, delivery delays of Dassault’s new Falcon 7X trijet were “in some cases” as long as six months.
Maintenance and Modifications

Gulfstream closes Weco's Burbank base

The FAA recently suspended the repair station certificate of Weco Aerospace Systems of Burbank, Calif.
Accidents

Wiring eyed in Aeromed crash

Recently released documents from the NTSB’s investigation into the crash of a Cessna Citation II (N550BP) that plunged into Lake Michigan on June 4 last ye